Cigar-wrapper.



E. N. GILPILLAN, DECD.

n. e. HANSON, ADMINISTRATRIX.

CIGAR WRAPPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.18, 1909. RENEWED JULY 28, 1913.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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UN snares PA TENT ESSINGTON N. GILFILLAN, OF SYRACUSE, NEVJ YORK, ASSIGNOB OF FIFTY-ONE ONE- HUNDEEDTES T0 JOHN HUNTER, 0F FULTGN, NEW YORK; EDITH Gr. HANSON ADMINISTRATRIX 0F SAID GILFILLAN, DECEASED.

CIGA R-WRA-PPER.

Patented Get. 141, 1913.

Application filed December 18, 1909, Serial No. 533,757. Renewed July 28, 1913. Serial No. 781,688.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that l, ESSINGTON N. GIL- FILLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-VVrappers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wrappers or cases for convenience in carrying cigars in the pocket and for protecting the cigars while they are being thus carried, and more particularly to that type of wrapper or holder which is constructed of stifi material, such as pasteboard or the like, and shaped to form a plurality of substantially semi-circular cavities into which the cigars are adapted to be placed, one or more of the cavities being adapted to be folded over the others to form complete pockets for the cigars and the primary object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the cigars centrally in the cavities, thereby obviating the danger of the cigars becoming damaged or crushed when the halves of the wrapper or holder are folded over each other and also obviating the danger of the cigars falling out or becoming dis-arranged when the wrapper or case is opened.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in tie features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing, illustrating an embodiment of the invention, and in which- Figure l is a plan view of a wrapper of this character constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention and showing a cigar in place in one of the cavities. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the wrapper or case showing two halves or cavities folded over against each other to inclose a cigar and showing the cigar in position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of several pairs of cooperating cavities folded over against each other. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of two adjacent cavities.

Referring more particularly to the drawing and in the present exemplification of the invention, a sheet 10 of any suitable stiff material, preferably pasteboard or the like, is formed with a plurality of elongated depressions 11 which extend transversely of the strip and are arranged in close proximity to and parallel with each other. These cavities or depressions 11 are formed with dividing partitions 12 extending the entire length of the cavities and the portions of the material forming the partitions are provided with weakened dividing lines 13, whereby any one or more of the cavities may be detached from the sheet. The cavities or depressions may be formed in any desired or suitable manner and the extremities thereof are preferably rouned or tapered, as at 14.

The cigars 15 may be retained centrally within the cavities 11 by means of retaining bands or clips 16, which may be formed in any desired or suitable manner, but are preferably formed by cutting out a portion of the bottom of the cavities and the cutout portion deflected or bent upwardly from the bottom of the respective cavities so. as to extend across the top of the cavity. This cut-outportion or band 16 thus formed will be located directly over the opening 17 formed by the cut-out portion. The portions 16 may be of any desired width and may be arranged at any desired or suitable position with respect to the ends of the cavities. These bands or retaining clips may also be located in any of the cavities. In the present exemplification of the invention the bands or clips 16 are shown as being lo cated in alternate cavities and are also located preferably beyond the longitudinal center of the cavity and in proximity to one end thereof.

In use the cutout portions 16 are first deflected to the position as shown in Fig. 4. and then the cigar is inserted in the cavity and between the bottom of the cavity and the band or portion 16. By locating this band or portion 16 adjacent one extremity of the cavity, it will be apparent that the tapered end of the cigar will readily enter or pass below the band so that the gradually enlarging portion of the cigar will be gripped between the bottom of the cavity and the band or portion 16 to hold the cigar centrally within the cavity. It will also be obvious that when the cigar is thus frictionally held in position in the cavity, the cigars will not become crushed or damaged when the cavities of the case or Wrapper are tolded over against each other and furthermore the cigars will not fall out or become disarranged when the case or wrapper is open, no matter which edge of the wrapper is held uppermost. By providing or forming one 0]": these clips or retaining bands 16 in the alternate cavities, it will be apparent that when the cavities are folded over or against each other, the band or portion 16 in one cavity will project into the next adjacent cavity.

While in the present exemplification of the invention these cut-out portions 16 are shown as arranged in alternate cavities, it is to be understood that similar cut-out portions may be arranged in the uncut cavities, in which event, if desired, the cut-out portions or bands 16 in the alternate cavities may be arranged adjacent opposite ends of the cavities so that either edge of the strip may be held uppermost while the cigars are being placed in position.

In order that the invention might be fully understood the details of the foregoing embodiment thereof have been thus specifically described, but

What is claimed as new, is:

1. A wrapper of the class described formed of sections of stitl material, each section being provided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one opposite the depression in vthe other to inclose the cigar, and means adapted to engage the cigar intermediate its ends for retaining the cigar in the depression, said means comprising strip cut out of the body of the material and adapted to extend across the cigar.

2. A wrapper of the class described formed of sections of stifi' material, each section being arovided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one opposite the depression in the other to inclose the cigar, a portion of the strip being cut out and deflected to extend across the cigar and transversely of the depression.

3. A Wrapper of the class described formed of sections of stiff material, each section being provided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one opposite the depression in the other to inclose the cigar, a portion of the material forming the depression being cut out to form a strip attached at its ends to the sides of the depressiomand beneath which strip the cigar is adapted to be inserted.

4. A wrapper for cigars formed of sections of stih" material, each section being provided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one 0pposite the depression in the other to inclose the cigar, a portion of the material forming the depression being cut out to form a strip having its ends attached to the sides of the depression, said strip being adapted to be deflected to extend transversely across the top of the depression to permit the cigar to be inserted into the depression below the strip.

5. A wrapper for cigars formed of sections of stiii" material, each section being provided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one opposite the depression in the other to inclose the cigar, a portion of the material forming the depression being out out to form a strip having its ends attached to the sides of the depression, said strip being adapted to be bent out of the depression to arch across the top of the depression to permit the cigar to be inserted into the depression and beneath the said strip.

6. A wrapper for cigars formed of sections of stiff material, each section being provided with an elongated depression, said sections being adapted to be placed against each other with the depression in one opposite the depression in the other to inclose the cigar, a port-ion of the material forming the depression being cut out to form a strip having its ends attached to the sides or" the depression, said strip being adapted to be bent out of the depression to arch across the top of the clepression to permit the cigar to be inserted into the depression and beneath the said strip, the latter projecting into the cavity in the next adjacent section when two sections are placed together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my.

name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 7th day of Dec. A. D. 1909.

ESSINGTON N. GILFILLAN.

Witnesses E. LESLIE FREE,

L. M. CLARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

